Nucleator function of CsgB for the assembly of adhesive surface organelles in Escherichia coli

EMBO Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 19, 1997, Pages 5827-5836

  Bian, Zhao ^a   Normark, Staffan ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Assembly; Curli organelle; Immunoelectron microscopy; MBP CsgB fusions; Nucleator

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; MALTOSE BINDING PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FIBRONECTINS; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; ORGANELLES; POLYMERS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030765052     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/16.19.5827     Document Type: Article

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